Minister Batt O’Keeffe has allocated an extra €2.7m for substitute cover in second level schools and has also confirmed a deal for primary schools.

The NEWB analysis of school attendance data in primary and post-primary schools, from 2003-04 to 2005-06, was published on December 11.

While certain politicians watched football in Old Trafford, some 60,000 campaigners staged the biggest education protest in the history of the state.

For the past four weeks, parents, students and teachers from Dublin’s northside have been picketing the office of Minister Sean Haughey.

The Computer Clubhouse is an after-school technology centre for young people, aged 8-18 years, from under-served communities in Dublin 8.

Demonstrations over cuts continue around the country, with thousands of parents and teachers clamouring for a U-turn on the harsh measures.

The Federation of Parents Councils in Christian Brothers’ Schools has called a general meeting where parents can voice their concerns about cutbacks.

The Health Minister has withdrawn the anti-cancer vaccination programme for 12-year old girls which was aimed at eliminating a cancer-causing virus.

St Brendan’s College, Killarney, is set to lose four teachers, thousands of euros in music grants and cultural programmes, and substitute cover.

There is hardly a sector in education which does not feel “slapped in the face” by measures announced in the Budget on October 14.

Fine Gael Education spokesman Brian Hayes outlined 32 cuts in education not mentioned by Minister Brian Lenihan in his budget speech.

Research paper claims that young people are being failed by adults who are not paying proper attention to the new reality of online communication.

Guidelines on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), issued in Britain, say that parents need lessons in coping with unruly behaviour.

A top south west London boys’ school has adopted a policy of limiting homework to 40 minutes per night, plus 20 minutes of independent learning.

A UK survey has shown that parents want schools to use email or texting to keep in frequent and regular touch about their children’s progress.

“Growing Up in Ireland - The Infant Cohort” was rolled out on September 11, marking the beginning of research with 10,000 nine-month-old infants and their parents.

“The substantial minority of parents who do not want their children in schools under Catholic management constitute a big challenge for the Department…”

A British teachers’ union warns about the numbers of ’spoilt’ children who misbehave in class because they are used to doing only what they want.

The programme is suitable for use by teachers, social workers, speech therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and childcare professionals.

Increasing parent accountability is crucial, according to USA Republican Steve Edwards, who wants to see Parent Report Cards introduced …